mr. sullivan? mr. sullivan: in the case of acaragua, we have had challenging relationship with the government for some time but counter-narcotics is an area we have been corporative because the caribbean coast of nicaragua is an area where narcotics andficking has taken place is part of broader patterns in the region. in order to address that, we have done -- shared equipment and training with the nicaraguan government. confirmed, toif be able to continue and improve that cooperation, bearing in mind the evolution of the crisis. i share your concern about the impact of the problem in the u.s. senator shaheen: thank you for your commitment to addressing the challenge and thank you mr. chairman for letting me go over my time. senator revealed: senator mendez -- senator rubio: senator menendez. senator menendez: growing 's havee that nicaragua tortured, no ambiguity about the reign of violence against their population. if confirmed, what steps will you take to make sure we have accountability for human rig

mr. sullivan? mr. sullivan: in the case of nicaragua, we have had a challenging relationship with the government for some time but counter-narcotics is an area we been -- have been cooperating because the caribbean coast of nicaragua is an area where narcotics trafficking has taken place and is part of broader patterns in the region. in order to address that, we have done -- shared equipment and training with the nicaraguan government. i would hope, if confirmed, to be able to continue and improve that cooperation, bearing in mind the evolution of the crisis. i share your concern about the impact of the problem in the u.s. senator shaheen: thank you for your commitment to addressing the challenge and thank you mr. chairman for letting me go over my time. senator rubio: senator menendez? senator menendez: with a growing body of evidence that have engaged in torture, there is no space that for ambiguity about the reign of have issuedders against their population. if confirmed, what steps will you take to

mr. sullivan, the deputy secretary , and t. bornage. this is a solemn day for all of us in every august 7 is a solemn day for all of us went through the bombings. on august 7, 1998, the bombs with 1500 to 2000 pounds of tnt sent shockwaves through dar es salaam, through nairobi and through this building here in the state department. it was a shock to have 11 people dead in dar es salaam where i was based and 213 dead in nairobi. thousands were injured. but to have u.s. embassies bombed, to have two u.s. embassy bomb simultaneously was a wake-up call for the state department in terms of the threat of terrorism, the very real threat of terrorism and the foreign service americans and tanzanians and kenyans who were advancing u.s. interests every day were risking their lives to do so. when i look at many of the survivors of the two bombings with us today, or attending the commemorations that took place today or those who were unable to be at any of those events but are reflecting on this at home or wherever they may live, i see heroes. not

please join me in welcoming deputy secretary sullivan. mr. deputy secretary? [applause] >> thank you. it's a great honor for me to stand here today, and it's a solemn day on which we gather. i have had the honor of speaking at events like this. i speak at our embassies when i travel around the world. and i thank all of those women and men i meet, including our locally employed staff. i always make a point, as my colleagues know, of speaking first to the locally employed staff and telling them how important they are to us, to our mission. i also thank them for their service. and i've said this many times and some of my colleagues get sick of me reminding everyone, but i have a personal connection a family connection to some of what you and your loved ones went through. my family, my uncle, was a career foreign service officer and served for 32 years. and his last post was as our ambassador to iran. and he was -- he and my cousins and my aunt, marie -- my uncle's name was bill sullivan -- they were -- my uncle was recalled by president carter, before his colleag

mr. sullivan and i will yield to my dear friend and colleague, john lange. [applause] >> thank you very much, mr. sullivan, deputy secretary, and tibor nagy, assistant secretary african affairs. this this is a solemn day for af us and every august 7 actually is a solemn day for all of us who went to those bombings. on august 7, 1998, the bombs with 1500-2000 pounds of tnt sent shockwaves through dar es salaam, to nairobi, and through this building here in the state department. it was a shock to have 11 people dead in dar es salaam i was based, and 213 dead 13 dead in nairobi. thousands were injured. but to have two use embassies bombed simultaneously was a wake-up call, certainly for the state department in terms of the threat of terrorism. the very real threat of terrorism. and the foreign service americans, tanzanians and kenyans were advancing u.s. interest every day were risking their lives to do so. but when i look at many of the survivors of the two bombings here today, or attending the commemorations that took place today in nairobi are those who were

mrs. john sullivan. i said yeah. i know that. what should i call you? she said call me by my name, my name is mrs. john sullivan. i thought we are not going to have a lot of bonding here. we had at that time i think it was almost half of the women here had inherited, not inherited, but had run for their husband's seats. not all of them, but some of them, like mrs. sullivan that they were just a woman, they were carrying forward his agenda, whatever that was. so, there were patchy things. then, there is the others.

mr. chairman, ranking member sullivan. a want to give a baystate welcome to mr. sullivan from and also mr. and strong from mclean research mclane mr. engstrom from research labs. the lake is it the top of the list of the fastest-warming bodies of water in the world. we have a big issue we have to deal with. blooms areal increasing in frequency because of warming waters. studyuniversity led a

mr. sullivan, your recognition of what it is that people who go out without guns on behalf of our national security and, in fact, human security, in order to make this a better and safer world. we not only do it without guns can we do it without a band. we do it with only one flag, the american flag. and on august 7, too many of us gave our lives. yesterday, as you pointed out, we recognized what americans in kenya and outside of the mission did to have a more open political space, to safeguard wildlife, human resources,

mr. chairman, ranking member sullivan. a want to give a baystate welcome to mr. sullivan from woods hole, and also mr. and strong from mclean research labs -- mr. engstrom from mclane research labs. the lake is it the top of the list of the fastest-warming bodies of water in the world. we have a big issue we have to deal with. harmful algal blooms are increasing in frequency because of warming waters. tufts university led a study forecasting more harmful algal blooms due to climate change, higher water temperatures, changes in rainfall, flooding, increased fertilizer runoff. that's a bad recipe for harmful algal blooms. dr. anderson, do you agree climate change increases the occurrence and severity of harmful algal blooms? dr. anderson: thank you, senator markey. i agree it increases some of them but in fact it can cut both ways. and it may even cut both ways in our region. for example, if it gets too warm some species may not be able to thrive there and they will move north. it is happening with fish and many other organisms. so yes, it can get worse in some case

mr. sullivan a lot clerked for associate is the supreme court of the united states clerked at the united dates court of appeals for the fifth circuit. a native of boston massachusetts comment earned his law degree at columbia university school of law. join me in welcoming coming deputy secretary sullivan. [applause] >> thank you. it is a great honor for me to stand here today and a solemn day in which we gather. i have had the honor of speaking at events like this. i speak at our embassies when i travel around the world and i think all of those women and men i meet including their locally employed staff. i always make a point of my colleagues know and tell them how important they are to us, to our mission. i also thank them for their service. i've said this many times that some of my colleagues are sick of me reminding everyone. but i have a personal connection, a family connection to what you and your loved ones went through. my family, my uncle was a career foreign service officer and served for 32 years in his last post was as our ambassador to iran. he is my cousin and my aunt, maria

sullivan. i said yeah. i know that. what should i call you? she said call me by my name, my name is mrs. john sullivan. i thought we are not going to have a lot of bonding here. we had at that time i think it was almost half of the women here had inherited, not inherited, but had run for their husband's seats. not all of them, but some of them, like mrs. sullivan that they were just a woman, they were carrying forward his agenda, whatever that was. so, there were patchy things. then, there is the others. larson from michigan, she was terrific. there was the other group that wasn't quite there, yet. that is why we didn't have women's pockets. 14 was small enough. if you take half of them out, we have at least double digits. >> you joined four other freshmen woman at the beginning of that conference. later on two widows succeeded their husbands. what kind of bond did you have with that group? was that a special bond? >> oh yes. barbara jordan was wonderful. she would come out, campaign, and do things. evonne burke, i mean they were all terrific. marjorie holt i think really was not quite sure she wanted

mr. sullivan. owners are often forgotten piece of this equation. in this market, our owners could have easily chosen to sell to somebody else. they chose to sell to meta as a nonprofit to ensure that their tenants could stay in the city and keep their legacy in the city. [applause] >> and then, there are partner organizations, poder and somcan, who with the small but mighty meta team, sat with our tenants to explain what this program was and answer our tenants' countless concerns about their housing rights. our tenants can now stay here for generations to come. [applause] >> today is a day to celebrate, and let's all work together to make such celebrations the norm, rather than the exception, in all neighborhoods experiencing displacement in san francisco. so i'd like to bring up eli who has been in this building for over 18 years. he has three generations in this building. he's what we mean when we say we are rooting families in san francisco. eli. [applause] >> good morning. today is a great day for me and my family because meta as acquired and c

mr. sullivan: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from alaska. mr. sullivan: mr. president, i'm standing at a different desk this evening when i give my remarks because i want to be actually in front of this -- or behind this desk in front of me, which is senator mccain's desk, draped in black, beautiful flowers signifying the loss that we're all feeling here in the united states senate. as we have heard from so many in this chamber all week, this evening in particular, senator john mccain's passing represents not only an incalculable loss to his family, his dear wife cindy and friends and a legion of admirers across the world, but to his colleagues here in the u.s. senate, democrats and republicans, and to the institution of the senate itself where he served as a modeled of honor and integrity and character for 31 years. now, mr. president, there are so many people who served with him much longer and knew him much better than i did, and i have been watching the speeches, the wonderful, passionate, and emotional words from my colleagues like senator graham, lindse

mr. sullivan -- >> three nights later when the senate was taking the pivotal vote, all eyes were on john mccain. >> i think he was conflicted because, you know, he really does want to repeal and replace obamacare. and there was a lot of pressure on him to do this and do that. i said do what you want to do. >> as someone who had just learned of his own health challenges to have a health care repeal bill with very little replacement, i think was really close to his heart at that moment. >> hillary clinton spoke to her former colleague and friend about how personal this decision was. >> he was getting the world's best care. there was nothing that would be beyond his reach if he needed it for his own treatment and i think he did, you know, really consider all of the people that he represents in arizona and people across the country and worried that because it was rushed through and there was so little thought to it, what would happen to them? >> thoughts that weighed on mccain well into the early morning hours of friday, july 28th. as senators gathered for the vote, mccain was being lobbied

mrs. john sullivan. i said, i know that. what should i call you? me by myyou can call name. my name is mrs. john sullivan. i thought, we are not going to have a lot of bonding here. we had at that time almost half had run for here their husband seats after their husband had died. not all of them but some of them like mrs. john sullivan thought they weren't just a woman. they were carrying forward his agenda. whatever that was. martha from michigan, she was terrific. martha griffith. there was the other group that wasn't quite there yet. that's why we didn't have a women's caucus. 14 was small enough. if you take about half of them we could have at least had double digits. it took a while to get a women's caucus going. we>> you joined four other freshmen women at the beginning of that congress. widows succeeded their husbands. absolutely. >> what kind of bond did you have with that group? was that a special bond? >> yes. barbara jordan was wonderful. they were all terrific. hold really wasn't quite sure if she wanted to be with the group. but she was friendly. we were a lively

mr. sullivan: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from alaska. mr. sullivan: mr. president it's the end of the week here on the senate floor and it's my favorite time of the week, and i think it's the pages' favorite time of the week too because we get to talk about the alaskan of the week, and this is a speech that i give every week, and the whole purpose is to talk about somebody in my community somebody in my great state who has done something really important for their fellow alaskans or maybe their fellow americans. sometimes it's someone very famous sometimes it's somebody who is just working hard every single day and doesn't get a lot of recognition. we like to come down here and talk about them. we like to brag about them. mr. president, you know, i like to brag about my state. we all like to brag about our states here, you know, when it comes to size, beauty, grandeur, and majestic grandeur, i think that alaska takes the cake. others might disagree. i know the presiding officer loves his state. i know what i want is people to come to alaska. see it for yo

s and other ethnic religious minorities in iraq and syria mr sullivan thank you very much for talking with us first of all we heard in our report that the the women are now getting some support tell us more about the help they are getting well thank you very much for having me the survivors from captivity thousands of them they're living in tents in northern iraq and put its own region unfortunately they're not getting enough support yes if there is kind of support from but they don't have enough support like the ones who are in germany if i'm for thankfully german government were grateful for that they've brought about one thousand years eighty women. amenity them psychosocial support and therapy but there once was even singerman in iraq they are suffering living in tents today is the four senators who have heeded genocide and until today both more than three thousand c.c.t. must be women heroes and in captivity and somehow international community unfortunately in my point of view they haven't done. enough it's true that many countries like germany canada australia they have brought

senator sullivan: thank you, mr. stubbs. mr. neu. mr. neu: thank you for the opportunity to testify today. as a lifelong resident of wisconsin, and now a resident of southwest florida, i have been exposed to algal blooms my entire life. i have made my living in the outdoors industry and was recently inducted into the national angling hall of fame. i'm the executive director of the national anglers association and president and founder of the future angler association. why have i followed this path? because i have a passion for the outdoors. angling and the outdoors dominate my life and the lives of many others in the state of wisconsin. of the 49 million anglers in this country, passion and concerns surrounding the future of our sport run rampant. i'm here to share my concerns. firsthand knowledge. yesterday as i was putting together this oral statement, we had a heavy rainfall, four and a half inches in an hour. i knew as i sat there that rain was going to end up in green bay and lake michigan, and have a detrimental effect on habs in t

mrs. schroeder: well, yes and no. i remember sitting down next to the then-dean of the women. who was a woman named lenore sullivan from missouri. she was the chairman of the committee. i'm pat schroeder and i'm new here and what should i call you? she said, my name is mrs. john sunllivan. and i said i know that, what should i call you? she said you can call me grandma name. my name is mrs. john sullivan. and i thought we're not going to have a lot of bonding here. we had at that time, i think it was almost half of the women here had inherited -- not inherited really, but had run for their husband's seats after their husband had died. not all of them, but some like mrs. john sullivan thought they were just a woman. they were carrying forward his agenda. whatever that is. so there were the patsy minks and the bella abzugs, and shirley chisholm, yes. there was a nice bonding there. then there's the others, oh, martha, from michigan, martha griffiths, but there was the other group that wasn't quite there yet. that's why we didn't have a women's caucus. 14 was small enough. if you take about half of them , seven, we h

here is the head of the cointelpro operations william sullivan shortly after the march on washington and mr. chairman jr.'s famous i have a dream speech. we must mark king now if we have not before as the most dang nous negro in the future of this nation from the standpoint of communist the negro and the national security. it may be unrealistic to limit our actions to legalistic proofs that would stand up in court or before congressional committees. robert kennedy approves wire taps of king's home and the offices in the fall of 1963 after the march on washington. the fbi will also tap king's hotel rooms which den dee maybe, maybe did no he about, unclear. in 1964 the fbi goes after king by feeding tips to the press about his alleged communist ties. encourages the irs to hairs him and the selc. they find nothing untoward. shortly after he is named the nobel prize winner the fbi compiles a composite tape from king's hotel rooms of extramarital sexual encounters, the idea is they send one tape to make it sound as though king is having an extramarital women of several women, it's a composite of

mr. burke to do that as well. so i do not see rationale behind the criticism. the following nominees will be held over. nelson, ninth circuit, richard sullivan, second serve -- second circuit, gary brown, east district of new york, to the eastern, district, new york, eastern district of new york, rachel eastern district of new york, lewis, southern district, new york, john o'connor, northeastern and western districts of oklahoma. johnson a truck, western district of new york, and mary. southern district of new york. josh, eastern district of james carroll,nd director of national drug policy. we do not have enough to do that at this time. they will be held over and we will reach that later on. consider 2961, victims of child abuse act reauthorization. that is on the agenda for the first time. the bill extends a program last authorized in 2013, which makes federal resources available for more than 850 children's advocacy centers across the country. these rely on multidisciplinary teams here to do forensic interviews of child abuse victims. senator blunt introduces a sponsor along with senators kunz, carmen, also. it is now time for senator fei

mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported substitute amendment be withdrawn, the sullivan substitute amendment at the desk be considered and agreed to, the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the committee on energy and natural resources be discharged from further consideration of s. 1142 and the senate proceed to its immediate consideration. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. 1142, a bill to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of certain hydroelectric projects. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? if not, the committee is discharged. the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent that the murkowski amendment at the desk be agreed, the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding of

mr. sullivan: mr. president, is in the senate in a quorum call? the presiding officer: we are. mr. sullivan: i ask ha the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. sullivan: mr. president, it's thursday, even though we had a bit of a short week in the senate, it's one of my favorite times of the week here in the senate because i get to talk about the alaskan of the week, which is a recognition we give to somebody who's doing something important in our state. i can see by the smile on the pages' faces it's their favorite time of the week too because we talk about alaska, talk about somebody who is making a difference. maybe it's a difference just in their local community, maybe it's state, maybe its nationwide. but what i really enjoy doing in this speech every week is not just highlighting my great state, and, of course, we all think our states are great. i know the presiding officer thinks his state is great, or encourage people watching on tv or up in the gallery, come to alaska, beauty, great fishing right now, wonderful scenery. but really the reason